The ethical practice of psychology in organizations

Personnel selection

Case 1. Assessment techniques

Case 2. Validation efforts with small sample sizes

Case 3. Test validation strategies

Case 4. Avoiding potential misuse of assessment procedures

Case 5. Mis-keyed test items on commercially marketed tests

Case 6. Personnel screening for emotional stability

Case 7. A spiritual matter

Case 8. Misleading reporting of results

Case 9. "Realistic job previews" and the selection of female employees

Case 10. Developing international selection systems

Case 11. Assessment center records

Case 12. Maintaining confidentiality and objectivity

Case 13. The right not to participate in selection activities

Organizational diagnosis and intervention

Case 14. Layoff notifications

Case 15. Survey reveals sexual harassment

Case 16. The ethical costs of implementing new technology

Case 17. Using electronic mail for providing confidential feedback

Case 18. Maintaining confidentiality in survey reporting

Case 19. Implementing an equitable bonus plan

Case 20. Conflicting obligations in survey research

Case 21. Protecting the confidentiality of upward feedback

Case 22. Misuse of psychological services

Case 23. Confidentiality of interview data

Case 24. Team-building interventions

Case 25. Misuse of employee opinion surveys to prevent unionization

Case 26. Sharing of management development results

Case 27. Disposition of psychological reports

Managing consulting relationships

Case 28. Avoiding conflicts of interests and roles

Case 29. Accurately reporting research results

Case 30. Recording data without consent

Case 31. Misuse of data obtained through a consulting engagement

Case 32. Avoiding dual relationships

Case 33. Pressures to implement psychological programs too soon

Case 34. Confidentiality of employee assistance program referrals

Research and academic issues

Case 35. Research responsibilities

Case 36. The ethics of reviewing and of being reviewed

Case 37. Honoring agreements in data collection and usage

Case 38. Use of copyrighted material in new instrumentation

Case 39. Authorship and publication agreements

Case 40. Publication credit

Case 41. Fairness in book reviews

Case 42. Confidentiality and objectivity in reviews

Case 43. When testimony would be compelled

Case 44. Reporting data from research studies

Professional training and certification issues

Case 45. Training requirements in i/o psychology

Case 46. Practice of i/o psychology by a clinical psychologist

Case 47. Licensing and credentialing

Billing and marketing issues

Case 48. Questions of billing, competence, and supervision

Case 49. Accurately and honestly marketing psychological products

Case 50. Public statements and advertising

The ethics of professional behavior

Case 51. Breaking confidentiality in public statements

Case 52. Responding to allegations of misconduct

Case 53. The ethics of voluntary professional activities

Case 54. Professional and scientific responsibility in forensic activities

Case 55. A change of career direction

Case 56. Plagiarizing

Case 57. Evaluating colleagues' competencies

Case 58. Confronting unethical behavior

Case 59. Betraying a confidence

Case 60. Psychologists as employers of other psychologists

Case 61. When romance fails

References

Selected bibliography

Appendix: APA ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct

Index

Index of APA ethical standards citations.